Rhynchobatus palpebratus

Rhynchobatus palpebratus
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinidae
Genus: Rhynchobatus
Species:
R. palpebratus
Binomial name
Rhynchobatus palpebratus
Compagno & Last, 2008

Rhynchobatus palpebratus, the eyebrow wedgefish, is a species of fish in the family Rhinidae. It is found in coastal waters off northern Australia. It reaches up to 2.62 m (8.6 ft) in length and closely resembles the smoothnose wedgefish (R. laevis), which has denser white spotting, and also differs in distribution and genetics.